How do different animals communicate? Project

1.Bees

Bees communication is like a dance. Two common types of dances are the so-called round dance and the waggle dance. The round dance communicates that the food source is near the hive (within 10-80 yards).

For a food source found at a greater distance from the hive, the worker bee performs the waggle dance. It involves a shivering side-to-side motion of the abdomen, while the dancing bee forms a figure eight. The vigor of the waggle, the number of times it is repeated, the direction of the dance, and the sound the bee makes communicates amazingly precise information about the location of the food source.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-honey-bees-communicate.html

2. Wolves

Wolves are communicating by howl, which can be heard from miles around. In order for the howl to be effective, a wolf has to bend the neck upwards and that is where legends such as those that they are howling at the moon come from. With the head lower the howl isn’t  effective. This is what allows them to get the high pitched volume. Each wolf has a slightly different sound which is why other pack members know they are being called.

The howl is  a way to get the members of the pack worked up and excited about going hunting. They may howl in unison at this point before they go out there to look around. Think about how a sporting team rallies with the coach and makes a shout out before they take their positions. That is the same way with the howl. The howls can also be identified as a way to warn other packs in the area that they are stepping into territory that has already been claimed by another.

http://www.wolfworlds.com/wolf-communication/

3.Lions

Lion communication is abundant. It inserts roars, grunts, moans, growls, snarls, meows, purrs, hums, puffs and woofs.

Lions roar for advertising territorial ownership, intimidation of rivals, locating pride members and strengthening social bonds. Roaring is most commonly done when the lions are most active, and as such can be heard mostly at night, especially just before dawn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion#Communication

http://lionalert.org/page/lion-communication